Amber Valley

Amber Valley's population grew in the 10 years leading up to 2011. At the same time there were changes in religion, housing tenure and health.

The population passed 120,000

In the 10 years leading up to 2011, the population of Amber Valley increased by 5.0%, from just over 116,000 to 122,000.

The addition of just over 5,800 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Amber Valley was home to, on average, 3.3 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was higher than the average across the East Midlands

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across the East Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older Amber Valley

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of Amber Valley increased by three years, from 40 to 43 years.

This rural area had a higher average age than the East Midlands and remained somewhat older than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of just under 5,100 people between the ages of 60 and 69 years, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by about 3,000.

About 13% of people in Amber Valley are aged between 60 and 69 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Amber Valley by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

Change in unpaid care

The percentage of Amber Valley residents that provided between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care increased from 1.3% to 1.5% in the 10 years leading up to 2011.

In 2011, just over 1 in 40 (2.7%) reported providing at least 50 hours of unpaid care each week, compared with 2.3% in 2001.

The proportion of people providing between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care decreased faster here than in any other local authority district across the East Midlands. The improvement brought health in Amber Valley close to the regional average 1.4% in the East Midlands described their health as good in 2011).

The proportion of people providing between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care in Amber Valley remained close to 1.5%

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Amber Valley by care, March 2001 and March 2011

Religion in Amber Valley

The number of people in Amber Valley that described themselves as having no religion increased from about 19,000 in 2001 to about 37,000 in 2011. This represents a change from 16% to 30% of the local population.

The percentage increased by more than the average across the East Midlands (from 16% to 27%) and the average across England (from 15% to 25%).

The number of people in Amber Valley that described themselves as Christian decreased from about 88,000 in 2001 to just under 75,000 in 2011 (from 76% to 61%). The number of people who did not disclose their religious affiliation increased from just over 8,900 to just under 9,000. However, as a percentage of the total population, this represented a decrease from 7.7% to 7.3%.

Just over 580 people (0.2%) said they identified with a religion other than Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism or Sikhism, up from just over 230 in 2001 (0.5%).

The population without a religion in Amber Valley increased by 14 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Amber Valley by religion, March 2001 and March 2011

Disability in Amber Valley

The percentage of Amber Valley residents whose day-to-day activities are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability increased from 3.6% to 4.2% between the last two censuses.

The percentage who reported being limited a little in their day-to-day activities remained close to 8.2%, while the percentage of Amber Valley residents whose day-to-day activities are not limited by a long-term health problem or disability remained close to 88%.

The proportion of people who are considerably limited by a long-term health problem or disability increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the East Midlands (from 3.4% in 2001 to 4.0% in 2011). Across England, the percentage increased from 3.1% to 3.8%.

The proportion of people who are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability was higher than across the East Midlands

Percentage of usual residents that reported being considerably limited in their day-to-day activities across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

Rise in private renting

The percentage of privately rented homes increased in Amber Valley, but at a slower rate than in Derby (the local authority area that shares the largest boundary with Amber Valley).

In Amber Valley, the proportion of private renting increased from 6.7% in 2001 to 12% in 2011. During the same period, the proportion in nearby Derby increased from 8.0% to 17%.

Across the East Midlands, the share of privately rented homes increased from 8.5% to 15%.

The rate of social housing in Amber Valley fell from 13% to 12%, while the rate of home ownership decreased from 77% to 74%.

Private renting in Amber Valley increased by 5.1 percentage points

Percentage of households in Amber Valley, the East Midlands and England that rented privately, March 2001 and March 2011

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